History of Floating

Today, floatation tanks can be found in health spas, hospitals, universities, fitness centers, professional sport centers, and bio-fitness institutes.

Dr. John C. Lilly, a medical practitioner and neuroscientist, developed the floatation tank in 1954. While at his job studying neurophysiology at the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Lilly conducted experiments with the intent of isolating the brain from external stimulation. It was hypothesized that if all stimuli were cut off to the brain then the brain wouldn’t need to process anything and would go to sleep. Lilly decided to test this hypothesis and, with this in mind, created an environment, which totally isolated an individual from external stimulation. Lilly created a head-mask and submerged himself underwater to achieve sensory deprivation. Dr. Lilly ended up discovering that the brain doesn’t shut off when external stimulation is removed, it does quite the opposite. The sensory deprived state of consciousness, in fact, yields a host of benefits way beyond his original hypothesis.

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Monday CLOSED

Tuesday 10am til 7pm

Wednesday 6pm til 9pm

Thursday 10am til 7pm

Friday 10am til 7pm

Saturday 10am til 9pm

Sunday 6pm til 9pm

The Floatation Experience

“The sensory deprivation chamber [floatation therapy] has been the most important tool that I’ve ever used for developing my mind…and as you get better at it and as you get more comfortable with the experience you get better at actually letting go – letting go from letting go”
— Joe Rogan, comedian, philosopher